Name: Four Homemade Coffee Syrups and My Favorite Cold Brew
Yield: 2 to 4, depending on your caffeine addiction
Ingredients: 1 cup whole coffee beans; 5 cups filtered water, (this made a HUGE difference in how I liked iced coffee at home!); regular ice or coffee ice cubes; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/3 cup water; 1 vanilla bean, (seeds scraped); 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 cups fresh blackberries; 1/3 cup water; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/3 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/3 cup water; 1 teaspoon pure almond extract